Nurmes

Nurmes [ nurmɛs ] is a city in eastern Finland with 8323 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012). It is located in the countryside of North Karelia in the north end of the lake Pielinen. Nurmes bordered to the east by Lieksa, to the south Juuka, on the west by Rautavaara, on the northwest by Valtimo and to the north by Kuhmo. The nearest major cities (all approximately 120 km) are Kajaani in the north, in the south of Joensuu and Kuopio in the southwest.

The center of Nurmes lies on a narrow ridge between the lakes Pielinen and Nurmesjärvi. The Puu - Nurmes ( " wood Nurmes " ) called Old Town with its birch avenues the picturesque wooden houses from the 19th and early 20th century is a culturally and historically valuable ensemble. The neo-Gothic brick church of Nurmes was completed in 1896. Immediately at the center of the district Porokylä connects. In addition, the sprawling urban area of ​​Nurmes includes the villages Höljäkkä, Jokikylä, Jänislehto, Kuikkavaara, Kuohatti, Kynsisaari, Lipinlahti, Mujejärvi, Palojärvi, Petäiskylä, Porosaari, Salmenkylä, Salmi, Saramo, Savikylä, Särkivaara and Ylikylä.

A well-known landmark of Nurmes is the Bomba - house on the road 2 km south of the center. It is a reconstructed Karelian village. The log cabins were built in 1976-1981 according to the model of a farm in East Karelia. The main building houses a restaurant, in the other houses there are accommodation options for tourists.

The first mention of Nurmes dates from the year 1556. Originally, the population was Orthodox faith, but after the area came under Swedish rule in 1617, emigrated to Russia from many Orthodox residents. 1651 a Lutheran chapel was founded in Nurmes. 1810 Nurmes became a separate municipality from which seceded in 1910 Valtimo. In 1873 the city Nurmes the Russian Tsar Russia. In 1973, the city was united with the rural community Nurmes. Most residents had Nurmes in 1960 with 14,990, since the population is steadily decreasing.

Nurmes is twinned with Laholm (Sweden), Møn (Denmark), Ørsta, Volda (both Norway) and Segescha (Russia).

Sons and daughters

  • Pekka Juhani Hannikainen (1854-1924), composer
  • Urho Peltonen (1893-1950), javelin thrower
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